Fly Fishing & Outdoor Gear Reviews

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[Melodies & Masterpieces @SVG__Collection]

“Nothing From Nothing” by Billy Preston was released as a single 52 years ago today.

[Punt Road @punt_rd]

AC/DC’s outfits in ‘Jailbreak’ were based on Australia’s history as a penal colony.

You had your jailers, then Bon & Malcolm as convicts denoted by the upward arrows which prisoners wore in the colonies, then Angus in whatever, crazy stylised version of that he was wearing! 🤣

[Fauna Natural @MiguelM73104161]

Men At Work - Down Under

[The Extreme Music Enthusiast @TheExtremeMusi1]

Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Roy Orbison performing This Train in tribute to Elvis Presley (1977).

[Monica Morrill @MMorrillArt]

Northern Lights
12x12 acrylic on canvas
https://t.co/i0GgNdH71L

[Snoopy @snoopyb047]

Ozzy x snoopy

[Saltwater on the Fly @Saltwateronfly]

Chasing cutthroat trout in Montana, Idaho, or Wyoming? The Secluded Cutty Graphic Hoodie is built for it. Featuring a striking cutthroat trout graphic inspired by AD Maddox's Secluded Waters series, this hoodie combines a 4-way stretch, moisture-wicking fabric with UPF50 sun protection, a built-in facemask, and thumb hole cuffs — so you stay comfortable from sunrise riffles to sundown pools.

Whether you're working an Elk Hair Caddis through a mountain stream or nymphing undercut banks for that next hookset, this hoodie moves with you and shields you from the sun all day long.

👉 Shop the Secluded Cutty Graphic Hoodie: https://t.co/fD5W1dUMHD

#FlyFishing #CutthroatTrout #SaltwaterOnTheFly #MontanaFishing #FlyFishingApparel #UPF50 #FishingHoodie

[Saltwater on the Fly @Saltwateronfly]

The I Wonder Terrestrial, Makes Me Wander
Daiichi 1720 | Size 14
I don't tie flies to look pretty in a foam box. I tie them to get eaten. This one gets eaten.

The I Wonder Terrestrial is a low-riding, hang-down beetle/ant/hopper hybrid built for small creek fly fishing and technical trout water. It's not trying to be a perfect anything — it's trying to be convincing. Ant, beetle, small stonefly, tiny hopper — the trout decide. I just tie the fly.
Build:

Hook: Daiichi 1720, size 14 — only about 5/8 of the shank used, keeping the profile tight and buggy
Body: 5 strands of peacock herl, twisted and wrapped
Shellback: brown closed-cell foam, gold glitter on the underside for a little flash where the fish actually see it
Foam folded forward and tied off a third of the way back from the eye — this is what drops more hook below the surface
Thread: Semperfli 6/0 Classic
Silicone legs, poly wing, whip finished. Done.
Why it works: More hook hanging below the film means better hookups and fewer refusals turning into follow-and-miss. I've been slamming this pattern on the small creeks around here, the upper Yellowstone, and the East Gallatin. Trout aren't picky about matching the exact bug — they're picky about commitment. This fly commits.

If you fish freestone creeks, foam terrestrials, or hopper-dropper rigs anywhere in Montana trout country, tie a few of these up or grab one from the shop.

Happy hunting.

— Capt. Grumpy https://t.co/7m5q2leZZr

#flyfishing #terrestrialflies #flytying #montanaflyfishing #yellowstoneriver #eastgallatin #foambeetle #daiichi #dryflyfishing #smallcreekfishing

[Saltwater on the Fly @Saltwateronfly]

🎣 Big news for multi-species anglers: the Summit Tackle 4000 Series is coming Spring 2027.

Everything you already trust in the 1000 Series — carbon-infused body, Hagane gearing, Silent Drive operation, Cross Carbon Drag — scaled up for bigger water and bigger fish.
Lightweight power. Quiet retrieves. All-day reliability. Built for the anglers who don't stick to one species or one zip code.
Spring 2027. Mark it down.
https://t.co/9Ash9zq9xV
#SummitTackle #FlyFishing #SpinningReel #MultiSpecies #TightLines

[Saltwater on the Fly @Saltwateronfly]

Coffee's not ready. Fish aren't moving yet. This is the window.

Great Aunt Carol's sourdough English muffins — mixed the day before, after rising, resting in the cooler while you sleep, griddled streamside while you re-tie tippet. No oven. No proof box. Just time and a warm skillet.

Full recipe (and how to keep your starter alive on the road) : https://t.co/ro8D9wXVQg

🎣🍞 #FlyFishing #CampCooking #Sourdough #GetLostInAmerica

[Saltwater on the Fly @Saltwateronfly]

Introducing the I Wonder Terrestrial — Orange/Light Tan

Some flies you tie because they look good in the box. This one you tie because it flat out gets eaten.

The I Wonder Terrestrial is our go-to attractor pattern for late summer and fall creek fishing — a buggy, do-it-all profile that reads as beetle, ant, small hopper, or stonefly depending on the water and the mood of the fish. Tied on a Daichi 1720, size 14, we only use about 5/8 of the hook shank for the body, keeping a tight, natural profile while leaving more hook hanging below the surface film. That's not an accident — it's why we're seeing better hookup ratios with this fly than with traditional terrestrial patterns.

The build:

Body: 5 strands of peacock herl, twisted and wrapped for that natural buggy shimmer
Shellback: Double-sided foam — orange/light tan on top, brown closed-cell foam with gold glitter underneath on the river side, folded forward and tied off 1/3 back from the eye
Legs: Splayed silicone legs for that twitch-in-the-water movement fish can't ignore
Wing: Poly, for visibility on those long drifts
Thread: Semperfli 6/0 Classic

This fly has been putting fish in the net on the small creeks around home, but it's really proven itself on bigger water too — it's been killer on the Middle Fork of the Flathead and the St. Joe in Idaho. If you're chasing trout on freestone water anywhere in the Rockies this terrestrial season, this one belongs in your box.

Tie it up, fish it hard, and happy hunting.

👉 Grab yours (or the tying materials) at https://t.co/rxxHCMcGOa

[Saltwater on the Fly @Saltwateronfly]

Mount Sopris doesn't need an introduction if you've ever driven into Carbondale and had to pull over just to look at it.
12,965 feet. Twin summits. Standing alone above the valley where the Roaring Fork and Crystal River meet — which, if you're reading this, is really the point.
Fish the Crystal in the morning while Sopris is still catching alpenglow. Move to the Fork by afternoon. Either way, you're casting with that mountain watching over your shoulder the entire day. Few backdrops earn the word "iconic." This one does.
If Colorado's on your list this season, build the trip around Carbondale. The fishing holds its own — the scenery just happens to be unfair.
📷 Carbondale, CO 📷 Mount Sopris, 12,965' 📷 Roaring Fork & Crystal River
#FlyFishing #MountSopris #Carbondale #RoaringFork #ColoradoFlyFishing

[Saltwater on the Fly @Saltwateronfly]

Some flies you tie because they look good in the box. This one you tie because it flat out gets eaten.

The I Wonder Terrestrial is our go-to attractor pattern for late summer and fall creek fishing — a buggy, do-it-all profile that reads as beetle, ant, small hopper, or stonefly depending on the water and the mood of the fish. Tied on a Daichi 1720, size 14, we only use about 5/8 of the hook shank for the body, keeping a tight, natural profile while leaving more hook hanging below the surface film. That's not an accident — it's why we're seeing better hookup ratios with this fly than with traditional terrestrial patterns.

The build:

Body: 5 strands of peacock herl, twisted and wrapped for that natural buggy shimmer
Shellback: Double-sided foam — chartreuse/purple on top, brown closed-cell foam with gold glitter underneath on the river side, folded forward and tied off 1/3 back from the eye
Legs: Silicone, for that twitch-in-the-water movement fish can't ignore
Wing: Poly, for visibility on those long drifts
Thread: Semperfli 6/0 Classic

This fly has been putting fish in the net on the small creeks around home, but it's really proven itself on bigger water too — it's been killer on the Madison River (five mile bridge down) and the Middle Fork of the Salmon in Idaho. If you're chasing trout on freestone water anywhere in the Rockies this terrestrial season, this one belongs in your box.

Tie it up, fish it hard, and happy hunting.

👉 Grab yours (or the tying materials) at https://t.co/rxxHCMcGOa

[Salad Jazz @SaladJazz1]

Diana Krall - Sometimes I Just Freak Out (Live At The Montreal Jazz Festival)
#Jazz

[🎸 Rock History 🎸 @historyrock_]

Blues class with the iconic 76-year-old Billy Gibbons 😮‍💨

[bluesharp @bluezharp]

Remembering on this day, legendary Johnny Winter
Photo by Paul Natkin

[Saltwater on the Fly @Saltwateronfly]

Wyoming doesn't do anything quietly — and neither does Article 6 of Montana's Classic Stonefly Bench. In this one: the Snake River's fine-spotted cutthroat, the North Platte's Miracle Mile and its 7,000 trout per mile, and the backroad creeks where getting lost is the plan, not the problem. Full step-by-step tying instructions for the Yellow Humpy, the Double Bead Peacock Stone Nymph, and the Snake River Salmonfly Special, plus the complete Wyoming stonefly hatch calendar. 📖 Full article + hatch calendar: https://t.co/MpghnfXWs7 🎣 Shop Ewing Hackle, Semperfli, and everything else on the bench: https://t.co/tWs4xJoMrE 🔔 Subscribe for the rest of the series — Colorado's South Platte, Frying Pan, and Roaring Fork are up next. #flyfishing #wyoming #flytying #saltwateronthefly #ewinghackle #semperfli #flytying

[Saltwater on the Fly @Saltwateronfly]

Bench time before boot time. 🪶🎣
Spent the weekend tying down for a backcountry trip — Elk Hair Caddis, Pheasant Tails, a few Woolly Buggers for good measure — wrapped in the Secluded Cutty Graphic Hoodie the whole time. UPF50, thumb holes, built-in face mask... basically lives on me from vise to river.
Feathers came from Ewing Hackle, flies rounded out from the Backcountry bins — everything staged and ready before first light.
Nothing better than a quiet bench, a full box, and a trip on the calendar.
🎣 Shop the hoodie: https://t.co/fD5W1dUMHD
🪶 Ewing Hackle + Backcountry Flies: https://t.co/tWs4xJpkhc
#FlyFishing #FlyTying #CutthroatTrout #BackcountryFishing #EwingHackle #MontanaFlyFishing #SaltwaterOnTheFly #TightLines #OnTheVise #AdventureReady

[bluesharp @bluezharp]

Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jeff Beck
Photo by ©Aaron Rapoport